English
DonateMembershipTickets

The Quarry (La Curée)

After Gustave Courbet French
1856–84
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Quarry (La Curée)
  • Artist: Laurent Hotelin (French, Vallant-Saint-Georges 1821–1894 Vallant-Saint-Georges)
  • Artist: After Gustave Courbet (French, Ornans 1819–1877 La Tour-de-Peilz)
  • Date: 1856–84
  • Medium: Wood engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 7 7/16 × 5 7/8 in. (18.9 × 14.9 cm)
    Sheet: 8 7/16 × 6 3/4 in. (21.4 × 17.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
  • Object Number: 32.36.71
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
More Artwork
Trompe de Chasse in D, Courtois père, Brass, French
Courtois père
1789–1801
Woman with a Parrot, Gustave Courbet  French, Oil on canvas
Gustave Courbet
1866
Ceramic Horn, Glazed pottery, French
French
late 18th or early 19th century
Copy of La Roue (The Wheel), plate 14 from "Les Misères et les Mal-Heures de la Guerre" (The Miseries and Misfortunes of War), Anonymous, Wood engraving
Anonymous
After Jacques Callot
19th century
Young Ladies of the Village, Gustave Courbet  French, Oil on canvas
Gustave Courbet
1851–52

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.